Some Weather and Climate Data

An hourly graph of the weather in the East Mountains can be found at:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=35.08840&lon=-106.375&lg=english&&FcstType=digital

The temperature data for Sunday February 23, 2014 was taken and recorded in the table below:

Hour	Temperature
21	48
22	46
23	45
0	43
1	42
2	40
3	39
4	38
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	39
9	43
10	48
11	53
12	56
13	58
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	56
19	52
20	49

The high for Sunday was 59 degrees Fahrenheit and the low was 37 degrees Fahrenheit.

The average calculated by adding all the temperatures and dividing by 24 is 48.5 degrees. The average temperature calculated by adding the high and low and dividing by 2 is 48 degrees. These two averages are very close in value which means that a good way to approximate the average is to add the high and low and divide by 2. However, taking the actual average of all the temperatures is more accurate.

The range of the temperature for Sunday is 22 degrees Fahrenheit.

An hourly weather graph for the East Mountains can be found at: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=35.08840&lon=-106.375&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical

Setting a Location

The East Mountains is a region in New Mexico east of Albuquerque encompassing Tijeras, Cedar Crest, and Sandia Park with coordinates roughly 35°00'-35°10’ N and 106°10’-106°20' S.


Typical sky over the East Mountains



The purpose of this blog is to explore the Weather and Climate of the East Mountains in order to better understand the effect Earth's atmospheric patterns have on the environment.

A few fun facts about the East Mountains:

• The Sandia Mountains range in elevation from 6,000-10,625 feet
• The mountain range is part of the larger Rocky Mountain range which runs from north to south through Colorado and New Mexico
• The East Mountains has a unique and interesting history including the founding of the Turquois Trail and the settlement of the mountain in the late 1800's (http://www.eastmountainhistory.org/)
• US National Forests make up the majority of the East Mountain area